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CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — For much of the presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump worked to distance himself from Project 2025, the detailed game plan written by conservative activists for a second Trump term. Whether or not his allies will try to implement portions of the controversial plan if he

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — For much of the presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump worked to distance himself from Project 2025, the detailed game plan written by conservative activists for a second Trump term. Whether or not his allies will try to implement portions of the controversial plan if he wins

Analysis by Marshall Cohen and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a series of political predictions this week, based on strong Republican showings in early voting turnout data, that former President Donald Trump is “trending toward a crushing victory” in Pennsylvania and that Vice President Kamala Harris should even be

Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — “Jump ball.” “Coin flip.” “Toss up.” “Dead heat.” “Deadlocked.” On TV and online, political analysts are running out of ways to say the presidential race is effectively tied. But they have to keep repeating it. As CNN’s Dana Bash said on “Inside Politics” Tuesday, “this race

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris wants to renovate the American economy. Former President Donald Trump’s economic vision amounts to knocking it down and rebuilding it from the ground up. The Harris economic agenda calls for modest improvements designed to make life more affordable. Bigger tax credits for

Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court justices do not go easily. With the presidential election nearing a climax, speculation has grown over new appointments to the country’s highest court. But imminent vacancies are far from guaranteed. The power to decide the nation’s law is difficult to relinquish. “The great

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden had largely been an afterthought one week before the election in which he’d once hoped to win a second term. Not anymore. With an imprecise attempt to defend Puerto Ricans from attacks at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally in New York, the president on Tuesday inadvertently

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are falling fast, just as millions of Americans head to the polls. Some analysts say the national average could soon plunge below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — For the vast majority of Americans who live outside the seven battleground states, there is a confounding helplessness in 2024. On the one hand, polling suggests a historically tight race heading into Election Day. On the other hand, the Electoral College map suggests that the results in

Analysis by Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran rushed to downplay the impact of Israel’s strikes on its territory this weekend, suggesting that it has taken an off-ramp to avoid a wider war, but the attack set a precedent the Islamic Republic has tried to avoid since its inception 40 years ago. The adversaries had

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Who, what, when and where? It can be valuable to take a step back from the day-to-day news and look with a wider lens at the election playing out. Here are answers to some more general questions that can get lost at the end of the campaign.

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans faced a nightmare in June 2022: Gas prices spiked above $5 a gallon for the first time ever. Record-high prices at the pump dealt a financial scare to consumers and created a political wound the Biden-Harris administration has struggled to mend ever since. But now

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — If reelected, Donald Trump has made clear that he plans to exact revenge on the people and institutions he perceives as a threat. His “enemies” list seems to be constantly growing as the election nears, and includes Democratic politicians, the media, lawyers and political donors who

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City featured numerous instances of speakers making racist or bigoted remarks. Perhaps none more notoriously so than comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s offensive comments about Puerto Rico. What makes those remarks – which the former president’s campaign has sought

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Even for a brand as gargantuan as McDonald’s, the last few months have been… a lot. Before an E. coli outbreak was revealed last week, the burger chain had already become an unwitting character in competing political narratives and a target of scorn from customers who

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump anchored his bid to win a second White House term next week on searing anti-migrant fear at a rally at Madison Square Garden, doubling down on his promise for a massive deportation program on Day 1 to reverse an “immigrant invasion.” As the ex-president’s allies defend

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump anchored his bid to win a second White House term next week on searing anti-migrant fear at a rally at Madison Square Garden, doubling down on his promise for a massive deportation program on Day 1 to reverse an “immigrant invasion.” As the ex-president’s allies

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s been called the “red mirage” or the “blue shift.” It’s the recent phenomenon by which an apparent Republican lead early after polls close on election night is erased by the counting of mail-in ballots later in the evening or in the days after Election Day.

Analysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — One of the top Halloween costumes for kids this year, Red from the movie “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” is frequently sold by retailers as a short, tight red getup with lace or fishnet material and zippers. Another on Google’s annual “Frightgeist” list of the top 10 kids’

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s been called the “red mirage” or the “blue shift.” It’s the recent phenomenon by which an apparent Republican lead early after polls close on election night is erased by the counting of mail-in ballots later in the evening or in the days after Election Day. Former